Where does “cagnìnn-a” come from?
cagnìnn-a (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian càgna, from Vulgar Latin cania, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
cagnìnn-a (Ligurian): Diminutive of càgna: doggy
Definitions
- Diminutive of càgna: doggy
Ancestry of “cagnìnn-a”, step by step
cagnìnn-a traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ligurian càgna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | càgna | dog, bitch |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cania | — |
| 3 | Latin | Canis | a dog, a hound animal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Ligurian ìnn-a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | ìnn-a | — |